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Saturday, 6 December 2008

WOSM- Eurrasia Region

WOSM Eurasia Region

What is It?The Eurasian Region of the WOSM is headquarter in Gurzuf near Yalta-Krasnokamianka, Ukraine and also has a branch office in Moscow, Russia. Basically it inludes all the formerly communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Soviet Union that have developed or are developing Scouting. This region was created in 1997 and is working on publishing Scouting Manuals and Handbooks in Russian. There is also a quarterly periodical of the Region which shares the successes of the Regions forming organizations.

What Countries that Have Scouting are Part of this Region?

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Kazakshtan

Moldova

Russian Federation

Tajikistan

Ukraine

Which People are Part of the Regional Committee?

Mr. Bagrat Yesayan, Chairman, Armenia

Mr. Namik Jafarov, Vice-Chairman, Azerbaijan

Mrs. Tamara Shukakidze, Member, Georgia

Mr. Vladimir Vlas, Member, Moldova

Mr. Igor Ivanov, Member, Russia

Mr. Rustam Karimov, Member, Tajikistan

Mr. Irakli, Todua, Consultant

Mr. Iurie Emilian, Consultant, Moldova

Mr. Oleg Reshetnikov, COnsultant Russia

Mr. Valeri Goolovenko, Consultant, Ukraine

Regional EventsThe one major regional event that occurred was that of the Eurasian Region Scout Jabmoree. This first Eurasian Scout Jamboree was held in Byurakan, Armenia in August of 2006. Also there is a program called Excell Regional Training for the various NSO's within the region. The program is put on by the WOSM with consultants from various countries around the world.

Regional Conferences

First Regional Conference- Minsk, Belarus May 2001

Second Regional Coference- Baku, Azerbaijan, September 2004

Third Regional Conference- Krasnokamemnka, Ukraine September 2007

Fourth Regional Conference- Expected to be in 2010

Due to the limited information on the web about the Region this post is not complete as other regions that are or will be posted. As more details come out I hope to release that information as time goes on.